Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lamentive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lamen-tive
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Being or relating to a lamentation.

Example Sentences

"With the Death's-head moth, this sound is given out when confined or taken into the band, and is likened to the cry of a mouse, but is said to be more plaintive and even lamentive."

Inflected Forms

more lamentive (comparative) most lamentive (superlative)

Questions

What does lamentive mean?: Being or relating to a lamentation.

How to pronounce lamentive

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